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San Jose State University
A Taste of Spain
Study Tour Summer 2018
Barcelona & Girona, SPAIN
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Enjoy Studies abroad was pleased to welcome and host 14 students from San Jose State (SJSU), California from July 2-16, 2018. Deepa Singamsetti, MS RDN, Lecturer in the Department of Nutrition and Food Science organized the trip as part of a Faculty Led Program from SJSU. The students had a wonderful two week program consisting of many hands on activities and tours designed to teach them all about the food and culture in Catalonia, Spain as well as explore the food system from an agriculture perspective. We started our program in Barcelona, where we stayed 7 days. We enjoyed a TAPAS tasting menu, explored the most important sights near the Gothic Quarter as well as enjoyed some chocolate tastings, and some xurros!
We also had time for some Museums and a day dedicated to cava (sparkling wine) and its champenoise method of elaboration.
Then we have travelled to a very different location: Girona. Much more quiet and relaxed during free time, it was the perfect location to visit a rice producer, a cheese maker, an olive oil producer all the while also enjoying some great mediterranean cuisine and a fun cooking class focused on sustainable fishing. We even had time to spend an afternoon at one of Costa Brava’s lovely beaches.
Exploring art, culture, food, agriculture, and architecture provided a complete program of experiential learning for the students who came from many different academic backgrounds including Nutrition, Communications, Health Science, Sociology, Hospitality, Kinesiology, and much more..
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